When It Comes to Corporate Welfare, Rep. Rashida Tlaib Should Practice What She Preaches
For someone who campaigned against corporate handouts, Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib has sure handed out her share of them.
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Labor Unions Losing Their Grip on Workers
Labor unions maybe be losing more members, and perhaps more importantly dues, thanks to a worker in Minnesota who won a suit to leave the union and quit paying dues immediately, instead of during a union enforced “contract window.”
Witness in Drug Cartel Kingpin Trial Alleges $100 Million Bribe Paid
A witness at the trial of drug cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán made an uncorroborated claim that a bribe of $100 million was paid to former Mexican President Peña Nieto, who through a spokesman dismissed the charge as absurd.
Democrats Respond to Government Shutdown by Heading to the Beach
In the midst of the government shutdown, and deciding to take bold action, about thirty Democratic members of Congress took their families and about 100 of their closest lobbyist friends on a chartered jet to Puerto Rico for the weekend.
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Mueller Team Disputes BuzzFeed Report Claiming Trump Told Cohen to Lie
(From Fox News) Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Friday issued an extraordinary statement disputing a bombshell news report that claimed President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie about the timing of discussions over a proposed Trump Tower project in...
Trump, North Korea’s Kim to Hold Second Summit in February
(From UPI) U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will hold a second round of talks on denuclearization in February, the White House announced Friday. . . . The United States has repeatedly asked North Korea...
US Demands Regular Review of China Trade Reform
(From Reuters) The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a condition for a trade deal – and could again resort to tariffs if it deems Beijing has violated the agreement, according...
Hundreds of Central Americans Arrested for Tunneling under Border Barrier
(From Fox News) The crowd of [376] migrants, which reportedly consisted of 176 children, dug under a steel barrier in multiple areas, located to the east of a border crossing in San Luis [Arizona], according to the agency. . ....
Senate Panel Subpoenas Roger Stone Associate Jerome Corsi
(From The Hill) The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed conservative conspiracy theorist and special counsel witness Jerome Corsi, his attorney told The Hill on Friday. The committee is seeking both an interview and documents from Corsi, an associate of longtime...
Senate Republicans Block Funds for Homeland Security Dept., Border Agents
(From UPI) Senate Republicans on Friday thwarted another attempt to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, by blocking a bill that would’ve funded the agency for three weeks. . . . [Senate Majority Leader] McConnell has previously said any measure...
Gun-Confiscation Plan Backed by Virginia Governor Defeated in House, Awaits Vote in Senate
(From The Washington Free Beacon) A plan to ban the sale and possession of certain kinds of firearms and ammunition magazines backed by Virginia governor Ralph Northam (D) failed a vote in a house subcommittee on Thursday but awaits action...
Report: Michael Cohen Told Mueller That Trump Directed Him to Lie to Congress about Russia Project
(From The Daily Caller) Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen told the special counsel’s office that President Donald Trump directed him to lie to Congress about his work to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to a new report. ....
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Opinion from TheSorrentino.com : The government shutdown has turned Washington DC into a desolate ghost town
IF ONLY THIS WERE REALLY TRUE! I was once at conference in our nation’s capital and one of the speakers, a libertarian of prominence and a brilliant business person, explained how he would know if he had succeed in his...
Opinion from TheSorrentino.com : Video – Ground Zero of the Emerging Economic Slowdown? Brand new Chinese luxury apts crumble
This is a remarkable on the ground report from a couple of guys who are new to us. How they are rolling around China exposing the rotten underbelly of the Chinese crony economy we don’t know. China as we often...
Nancy Pelosi Is Done Enabling Trump and the GOP
(From The Nation) Whiny GOP leaders accuse Pelosi of “playing politics,” and “bothsiderist” pundits will likely take potshots, but Pelosi is wielding her power carefully and strategically. Let Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell cravenly bow before Trump and surrender his...
Trump can’t handle Pelosi
(From NY Daily News) On rare occasion, Trump would encounter a woman who challenged him, like a banker or a lawyer, or even someone in government. But he knew two things: one, that he was “better” than they were, and...
